Home Size Growth Contrasts with Minimalist Living Trend
The average home size in the U.S. has significantly increased since 1950, with the average size nearly tripling by 2013. This trend is contrasted with the principles of minimalist living, which encourages making do with less.
companyUS Census Bureau
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“Consider this, the average home size in 1950 was less than 1,000 square feet. Fast forward to 2013, the average home size increased to nearly 2,600 square feet, according to the US Census Bureau.”
Michelle Schroeder-Gardner
“Clearly, we used to make do with less.”
Michelle Schroeder-Gardner
Heard on Optimal Finance Daily — “3661: The Less You Own The Less That Owns You by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents on Minimalist Living”, published Tuesday, August 11, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.